[caption id="attachment_44968" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Carissa Vittese increased her season scoring total to five points after preventing the shutout with a 64th minute goal against Old Dominion.
[caption id="attachment_44917" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior forward Britt Knouse notched the Cavaliers' lone goal during their 4-1 loss against Old Dominion Sunday.
[caption id="attachment_44706" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore defensive back Chloe Pendlebury, who led the ACC with four defensive saves in 2010, wishes to see a greater level of team-wide focus.
The Virginia field hockey team opened its season at home with a bittersweet opening weekend. Friday evening, the Cavaliers defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 8-1, before falling to Penn State Sunday in a disappointing 3-0 loss. "They know how they can play when we run the system, and what happens if you don't run the system," coach Michele Madison said. The No.
[caption id="attachment_44451" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior midfielder Rachel Jennings hopes to build on a successful 2010 season in which she contributed one goal and two assists in a defensive role.
[caption id="attachment_38663" align="alignleft" width="266" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored three goals Saturday, becoming the ninth player ever to do so in the tournament semifinals or finals.
[caption id="attachment_38607" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley played a big role in the Cavaliers' opening round games, scoring two goals against both Princeton and Michigan State.
Just a year ago, the immediate celebration that followed Virginia's 3-2 overtime home victory against Michigan State - a victory that clinched the emerging program's first Final Four trip in 11 seasons - lasted more than a half-hour. After a 4-2 victory against No.
[caption id="attachment_38207" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Virginia coach Michele Madison prepares to face Michigan State, the team she coached between 1993-2005.
[caption id="attachment_38069" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="Junior midfielder Michelle Vittesse made a tactical shift, playing more defense than offense against North Carolina Friday.
[caption id="attachment_37892" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski finished regular season play leading the Cavaliers in points, shots and goals scored.
[caption id="attachment_37682" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="Junior midfielder Rachel Jennings will face her sister Tara Saturday for the fourth time in her career Saturday.
[caption id="attachment_37558" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Senior back Shelly Edmonds has played in 82 games in her career at Virginia as an integral part of the Cavalier defense, which has succeeded in limiting opponents to one goal per game this season.
The six seniors on the Virginia field hockey team closed their home careers in impressive fashion this past weekend, winning their final ACC home game Saturday against No.
[caption id="attachment_37363" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior goalkeeper Kim Kastuk ranks first in the ACC in save percentage and second in both goals against average and saves per game.
[caption id="attachment_37122" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored two goals last night to help the No.
[caption id="attachment_37052" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman midfielder Katie Robinson scored her first career goal in Saturday's loss against No.
[caption id="attachment_37005" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tara Puffenberger has scored in two straight games for the Cavaliers, tallying seven goals on the season.
The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team (10-1, 1-1 ACC) welcomes No. 3 Princeton to Turf Field tonight, pitting two of the nation's top teams against each other. The matchup against the Tigers (8-1, 3-0 Ivy) brings a sense of competitiveness that may not be present with other matches.
[caption id="attachment_36805" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored her team-leading 16th goal against Longwood last night to put Virginia ahead 1-0.
